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United States Patent | 6,216,992 |
Bisonaya ,   et al. | April 17, 2001 |
A sink mounting device includes a weld bracket, a movable clip member and a hanger assembly used to movably couple the clip member to the weld bracket. The weld bracket is secured to a side portion of a sink bowl and the movable clip is used to engage an overhanging portion of the underside of the countertop. The clip includes a base having an axially positioned through-opening, an elongated arm member which extends longitudinally in a direction axially from the base, a projecting finger, which extends laterally from the end of the arm remote from the base, and includes a locating flange which, when the sink mounting device is operated, engages the hanger assembly, weld bracket and/or sink bowl at a limit position to prevent further rotation of the movable arm about the axis.
Inventors: | Bisonaya; Rudy Y. (Oaklawn, IL); Baranek; Phillip J. (Westmont, IL); Dickson; Richard H. (Carol Stream, IL); Erickson; Daniel (Oak Park, IL); Farrell; Gerald J. (late of Elmhurst, IL); Payne; Paul Randolph (Lyons, IL); Przeklasa; Edward Adam (Naperville, IL); Roytberg; Dimitry (Glenview, IL); Svehla; Anna (Berwyn, IL); Perryman; Garry (Coldwater, CA); Odendahl; Doug (Severn Township, CA); Johnson; Frank J. (Erin, CA) |
Assignee: | Elkay Manufacturing Company (IL) |
Appl. No.: | 262258 |
Filed: | March 4, 1999 |
Current U.S. Class: | 248/212; 4/633; 248/27.3; 248/201 |
Intern'l Class: | A47B 096/06 |
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